Courses
BSc
4CBLA00 - Introduction mechanical engineering and truss structures (R)
This course provides an introduction to the field of mechanical engineering. Mechanical Engineering focuses on designing, producing and…
4RA00 - Mechanics (R)
After a 3-D extension of the concept of equilibrium, that belongs to secondary school knowledge, and the introduction of the notions of…
4LC00 - Strength & structure (R)
During the design of a product, it is crucial to know where, when, and how a material fails. You can think of applications in automotive…
4RC00 - Structure and flow (R)
During the design of a product not only the material properties and process conditions should be taken into account but also the…
4CA10 - Principles of design and programming
The Design part of this subject covers basic principles for designing and constructing machines and instruments. These include: Thoroughly…
4MB10 - Material models
Materials and their properties are at the core of engineering design.In many circumstances, materials behave linearly elastic, e.g. the…
4MA00 - Structure and properties of materials
In this course, fundamental aspects of materials science are treated. The course will focus on the atomic/molecular structure of materials,…
4CBLW00 - Multidisciplinary CBL
One of the mandatory courses for all second-year Bachelor students in Q4 is聽Multidisciplinary CBL聽(4CBLW00). In this course, you will work…
MSc
4LM20 - Soft materials processing (R)
Polymers have very attractive properties for use in all kinds of products. For example, they have a low density but also good mechanical,…
4LM30 - Multiscale modelling for polymer mechanics (R)
The focus of this course is on modeling the mechanical behavior of polymers in the solid state. Of particular interest is the combination…
4LM50 - Rheology (R)
The course will start with demonstrating the rich variety of flow phenomena that rheologically complex liquids can exhibit. These phenomena…
4LM60 - Structural performance of polymers and their composites (R)
Modern engineering practice places ever increasing demands (eg. load, temperature, time) on the structural performance of polymers. Whereas…
4BM60 - Interfacial transport phenomena in engineering flows
Multiphase flows are of prime importance in the automotive branch (injection of gasoline), in power engineering (steam atemperation), in…
4MM00 - Composite and light-weight materials: design and analysis
The use of light-weight materials and carbon-fiber reinforced composites in particular is essential in the design of energy efficient…
4MM10 - Advanced computational continuum mechanics
Computational continuum mechanics is nowadays an essential component of advanced computer-aided design. Experimental testing of prototypes…
4MM60 - Advanced and additive manufacturing
Additive manufacturing (AM) has disrupted the world of engineering manufacturing by offering a whole new set of technologies able to yield…
4BM20 - Experimentation for mechanical engineering
The proverbial 鈥淢easurement = knowledge鈥� is only part of the story. Answering research questions by means of experiment requires proper…
Courses marked with (R) are led by a responsible lecturer affiliated with the Processing and Performance of Materials section.